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TEAM NEWS | Three changes for Pirates trip
Mike Rayer has named his squad as Bedford Blues look to return to winning ways when contesting one of the trickiest away fixtures of the campaign down at Cornish Pirates tomorrow (KO 2:30pm).
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Director of Rugby, Rayer has faced Pirates more than any other club since taking the helm at Goldington Road, contesting 46 matches meaning both sides will know plenty about the other ahead of Saturday’s fixture.
Always an entertaining fixture, and normally close on the scoreboard too, Blues and Pirates average just under 61 points per encounter when looking at recent seasons and will look to put on another spectacle despite some testing conditions predicated on the Cornish coast.
Ahead of the game, Rayer makes three changes to the Starting XV from opening day last weekend.
All those changes come in the forwards pack as he sticks with the same backs division which caused title favourites Ealing Trailfinders all manner of problems last weekend.
Alex Woolford has recovered from illness and is back in the engine room, while a double switch in the back row sees Jac Arthur replace the injured Kieran Curran alongside an inclusion for Joe Howard.
Robin Williams makes his 50th club appearance having been named alongside Woolford in the second row, while James Lennon is also set to hit that first appearance milestone should he make an appearance from the replacements bench.
Bedford Blues Starting XV:
15. Matt Worley, 14. Sean French, 13. Michael Le Bourgeois, 12. Jordan Venter, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey (C), 9. Alex Day; 1. Joey Conway, 2. James Fish, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Robin Williams, 5. Alex Woolford, 6. Luke Frost, 7. Jac Arthur, 8. Joe Howard
Bedford Blues Replacements:
16. Jacob Fields, 17. Jamie Jack, 18. Bryan O’Connor, 19. Jordan Onojaife, 20. Cam King, 21. James Lennon, 22. Louis Grimoldby, 23. Ethan Grayson
